How mountainous villages in China climbed out of poverty

By Li Danqing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-07-17 17:16
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Top left: A portrait of Dong shot on June 10, 2019. Top right: Dong organizes documents at the village committee on June 10, 2019. Right center: Dong broadcasts agricultural policies via radio at the village committee on June 10, 2019. Bottom right: Dong loosens the soil in a field on June 10, 2019. Bottom center: Dong works in a farming field on June 10, 2019. Center left: Dong wipes sweat off his forehead after a day's work on June 10, 2019. [Photos/Xinhua]

Dong Liuzhao is the Party chief of Handaogou village, Wuxiang county, Changzhi, Shanxi province.

In the past few years, he has guided villagers to grow plums and apricots, developed the local poultry industry and improved living conditions in the village. In 2018, local per-capita income was more than 4,500 yuan ($654.5) and the village was lifted out of poverty.

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